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the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and strong believer and he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. where did it go from there, michael? >> a couple of points, matt. first, we have to put this in context. the fbi and the national counterterrorism center that i led receives about 10,000 pieces of intelligence on terrorism each day so this was one of those. what the fbi did was interview him, try to get more information from the foreign intelligence servic
the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he...
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tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball cap on the right. it is the white baseball cap, the younger suspect that has been and still remains the focus of such a manhunt. within the last hour, we've been told by the emergency management office in boston that if you are at work in boston and -- by the way, look at the streets in that area. if you're at work, they would rather you not shelter at work. they would much prefer it if you went home. so those people who are on the job today and did go into work in boston, this is really kind of being treated as almost a snow day. if it weren't for the fa
tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball...
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a 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev. the surviving suspect is this guy on the right here, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the two had been living in this country for at least ten years. the fbi released video and pictures of the suspects seen carrying backpacks believed to have contain explosives. the man in the dark cap is dead. the man in the white hat is still at-large >>> we are hearing from an eyewitness in watertown. andrew kitzenberg being evacuated from his home. he said he saw two men taking cover behind an suv firing shots at officer 70-80 yards down the street. he also saw the men using explosives. >> i was about 35, 40 feet away. it looked to resemble a pressure cooker, what i've seen from other pictures online in the last few days. i saw them light this bomb. they threw it toward the officers. it only got maybe 15-20 yards down. it wasn't very close to the officers. it really created a significant decoy. there was smoke that covered our entire street. at that point, one of the shooters ran toward the officers
a 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev. the surviving suspect is this guy on the right here, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the two had been living in this country for at least ten years. the fbi released video and pictures of the suspects seen carrying backpacks believed to have contain explosives. the man in the dark cap is dead. the man in the white hat is still at-large >>> we are hearing from an eyewitness in watertown. andrew kitzenberg being evacuated from his home. he said he saw two...
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will release the body of slain suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. the family is having trouble finding a place to bury him. the boston mosque they attended refused to do the service. early this morning in russia, the mother was told she can see her son dzhokhar now in fair condition at a boston hospital. >> she became increasingly devout, tamerlan, the older brother, gravitated toward her. there's an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan. >> reporter: back home another classified briefing. >> the main question is the fbi's investigation going back to 2011 and why it was not followed up since then. >> i'm very concerned that there still seems to be serious problems with sharing information. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the secretary of homeland security explained why tamerlan tsarnaev's trip to russia raised no red flags. >> the fbi text alert on him at that point was more than a year old and had expired. >> reporter: today the focus is back in boston where vice president and mrs. biden attend a memorial for sean collier, t
will release the body of slain suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. the family is having trouble finding a place to bury him. the boston mosque they attended refused to do the service. early this morning in russia, the mother was told she can see her son dzhokhar now in fair condition at a boston hospital. >> she became increasingly devout, tamerlan, the older brother, gravitated toward her. there's an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan. >> reporter: back home...
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. >> tamerlan tsarnaev spend six months in russia. they interviewed him before he left. >> i want to know why after he was interviewed and after a foreign intelligence service raises the flag on the individual why he was allowed to travel abroad. >> some lawmakers insist the fbi did as much as they could. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> many questions about where this investigation is headed >>> the fbi is also disputing the mother of the suspect. she says that after the bombing on monday, the fbi came back and interviewed her older son but the fbi says, that's not the case. laura? >> thank you very much for the update, tracy. new details about the wild shootout with police that left one of the bombing suspects dead and the other injured. the watertown police chief telling the boston globe that 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was alive and struggling with officers. the chief says the injuries from that crash are what ultimately killed him. >> in the meantime, federal investigators
. >> tamerlan tsarnaev spend six months in russia. they interviewed him before he left. >> i want to know why after he was interviewed and after a foreign intelligence service raises the flag on the individual why he was allowed to travel abroad. >> some lawmakers insist the fbi did as much as they could. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> many questions about where this investigation is headed >>> the...
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tamerlan phoned their father in russia to say everything is fine. >> these two knew enough to stay in place, live their lives as they normally did, nothing to attract attention to themselves. >> reporter: they came from russia ten years ago jahar was a star wrestler, tamm rerlan was bongser and deeply religious. they prayed together at this mosque. >> they never exhibited violent behavior. >> reporter: in 2011, the fbi questioned tamerlan at the request of foreign authorities who suspected he had ties to radical underground groups, be i the fbi found no link to terror. then after a trip to russia last year, a play list of jihadist videos was posted on a you tube channel tamerlan apparently set up. but jahar's friends say he showed no signs of extremism. >> i can't stress to anyone how normal of a kid he was and how mind blowing it is someone so normal could live such a crazy double life almost. >> reporter: investigators are trying to piece this together. two members of congress want to know if the fbi missed something when they questioned tamerlan two years ago. now asking for a full
tamerlan phoned their father in russia to say everything is fine. >> these two knew enough to stay in place, live their lives as they normally did, nothing to attract attention to themselves. >> reporter: they came from russia ten years ago jahar was a star wrestler, tamm rerlan was bongser and deeply religious. they prayed together at this mosque. >> they never exhibited violent behavior. >> reporter: in 2011, the fbi questioned tamerlan at the request of foreign...
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an employee at a fireworks company says that records show tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it's a little disturbing and unsettling that i had any interaction with him. he was an everyday customer, so i dealt with him the way i would any other customer off the street. >> reporter: several online instructions including the one in "inspire" recommended using the contents of fireworks as a bomb component. 5,000 miles away, fbi agents were in the russian province of dagostan to interview the parents. the mother insists her sons could not be terrorists. >> what's happened is a terrible thing but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting. >>> charges against the mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to president obama and mississippi senator wicker has been dropped. now investigators are looking for answers at the home of a new suspect. tracie potts has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. turned out they had been feuding for years over someth
an employee at a fireworks company says that records show tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it's a little disturbing and unsettling that i had any interaction with him. he was an everyday customer, so i dealt with him the way i would any other customer off the street. >> reporter: several online instructions including the one in "inspire" recommended using the contents of fireworks as a bomb component. 5,000 miles away, fbi...
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just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he and his brother acted alone and offered a motive, too. the brothers believe the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar spoke with college friends at the gym. >> i talked to him about how it was crazy that we had a bombing in boston. >> you said that, you talked about the bombing? >> yes, i said it's a real tragedy that it's happened in afghanistan and around the world. >> reporter: meanwhile, tamerlan's wife katie lives in seclusion at her parents' home in rhode island. >> the reports of violence by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolu
just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he...
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at 2:38 they say tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan are seen turning on to boylston street. he stays and uses his cell phone after he drops his backpack. when the first bomb goes off the complaint says every head turns towards the explosion except tsarnaev's. he alone appears calm and then he walks away without his knapsack having left it on the ground where he had been standing. ten seconds lar. from
at 2:38 they say tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan are seen turning on to boylston street. he stays and uses his cell phone after he drops his backpack. when the first bomb goes off the complaint says every head turns towards the explosion except tsarnaev's. he alone appears calm and then he walks away without his knapsack having left it on the ground where he had been standing. ten seconds lar. from
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after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's backyard. at 8:45 after another round of gunfire, officials announced they do have the suspect in custody alive. and dozens of people waiting on the streets of watertown erupt into cheers, applauding the work of law enforcement. the white house releasing this photo of president obama in the oval office moments after tsarnaev was captured. it showed the president being briefed by the assistant to the president. mr. obama addressed the nation last night. praising law enforcement personnel and the city of boston for its resolve. this week, some 9,000 people from every law enforcement agency near a
after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's...
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and the fbi, as you know, interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev and family members and at the time did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign. as part of the overall investigation into these two individuals, into the bombings in boston and obviously the events later in watertown, there will be a whole picture i think put together to find out exactly what led to these bombings, the motivations that were behind them, any associations that may have existed if they did. process is part of the that's being undertaken now, now that these suspects -- one is obviously deceased and one is in custody -- there is a process underway to thoroughly investigate the whole matter. >> and as that picture is being painted and put together at this stage, is there any indication at all that, looking back on it now, there are some things that pointed to what happened? >> well, i would point you to the statement the fbi made and that i just repeated, which is, looking back on it now at this time, the fbi did thoroughly investigate this matter when it received information from a foreign government and we
and the fbi, as you know, interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev and family members and at the time did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign. as part of the overall investigation into these two individuals, into the bombings in boston and obviously the events later in watertown, there will be a whole picture i think put together to find out exactly what led to these bombings, the motivations that were behind them, any associations that may have existed if they did. process is part of the...
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suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is apparently koobt cooperating with investigators indicating his brother tamerlan was the mastermind behind the attack. he said their motivation was to protect islam and the two acted alone with no help from outside terror organizations. the criminal complaint outlines security video and photos, including this one, that shows the 19-year-old leaving his backpack along a metal barrier and using his cell phone. the complaint points out he alone appears calm in the chaos after the first blast. we're also hearing from swat team members. the officer that pulled him from the boat where he was in hiding. >> we wanted to get him in custody and have the situation come to an end for us, the families, the city. it needed to end. >> reporter: though there are still signs that tragedy is far from over. scars from the blast can still be seen along boylston street. today for the first time it's open to residents and business owners as they continue repairs. the public should be allowed back in the area soon. also this morning slain mit police officer sean collier was laid to rest
suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is apparently koobt cooperating with investigators indicating his brother tamerlan was the mastermind behind the attack. he said their motivation was to protect islam and the two acted alone with no help from outside terror organizations. the criminal complaint outlines security video and photos, including this one, that shows the 19-year-old leaving his backpack along a metal barrier and using his cell phone. the complaint points out he alone appears calm in the chaos...
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host: the about how the older brother tamerlan tsarnaev, this issue with the fbi impacted his immigration status. guest: we will learn more about this. it appears that the russian government was concerned about him. he had gone back to russia for six months in 2011 for about six months. the russian government was clearly somewhat concerned about his activities and alerted the fbi in the united states to keep an eye on him when he returned home. what has come out is the fbi did interview him and did a cursory investigation and decided there was no cause for concern. i suspect there will be a big focus on that as the investigation proceeds, why did the fbi not follow up on that. you can come up with plausible explanations. the relationship between russian law enforcement and u.s. law enforcement has not been very good over the years. so maybe it was the russian warnings were discounted. it's not clear this necessarily would have been an immigration issue. he had a green card and was entitled to come back and forth freely from the united states. if information had come out through the fbi in
host: the about how the older brother tamerlan tsarnaev, this issue with the fbi impacted his immigration status. guest: we will learn more about this. it appears that the russian government was concerned about him. he had gone back to russia for six months in 2011 for about six months. the russian government was clearly somewhat concerned about his activities and alerted the fbi in the united states to keep an eye on him when he returned home. what has come out is the fbi did interview him and...
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he is still at large print his brother tamerlan was killed in the shootout last night. new york to boston changed -- trains have been held and not working at this hour, as the air isn't lockdown and continues to be. as news updates at become available, wwill have those for you on the c-span that marks. senator lindsey graham treating about the suspect. if captured, i hope the administration will continue -- consider holding the suspect as an enemy combatant for intelligence-gathering purposes. over at the white house the president has received a couple of briefings today on the situation. one just wrapped up by certain while the. this is an earlier briefing. politico writes the president spoke this afternoon to deval patrick and thomas menino, as he did it to be briefed on developments creek he was briefed before 4:00 p. ts afternoon according to an assistant at the white house. the president expressed his condolences for t two polic officers kille overnight in his conversations with the governor and boston mayor barry at the earlier briefing, john kerry was also in att
he is still at large print his brother tamerlan was killed in the shootout last night. new york to boston changed -- trains have been held and not working at this hour, as the air isn't lockdown and continues to be. as news updates at become available, wwill have those for you on the c-span that marks. senator lindsey graham treating about the suspect. if captured, i hope the administration will continue -- consider holding the suspect as an enemy combatant for intelligence-gathering purposes....